My Sweet Lord

My Sweet Lord

by | Mar 3, 2021 | Music

Do some things really get better with age or does our familiarity with them over time deepen our love and appreciation, thus making those things more special to us? I think one of the keys to answering this question is to make a conscious effort to always be looking...
Brothers From Other Mothers

Brothers From Other Mothers

by | Feb 26, 2021 | Friends & Family

As the sun finally rose, he was starting to understand the meaning of life. Well not really, but last night while he and his two best friends were deep into conversation, it seemed like they had it all figured out. Their talk was wide ranging and free form, bouncing...
Pitchers And Catchers

Pitchers And Catchers

by | Feb 17, 2021 | Friends & Family

When I awoke this morning, the sun looked a little brighter, the sky a deeper shade of blue, the air seemed fresher, crisper, the birdsong a bit cheerier. I wasn’t thinking about covid or Trump or racial injustice or climate change. All seemed right with the world...
I Want To Live Again

I Want To Live Again

by | Feb 11, 2021 | Friends & Family

Towards the end of Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life, James Stewart’s character George Bailey is at the end of his rope.  He has just been shown what his community would have been like had he never been born. It is a nightmare vision. He stands in the middle of a...
Hail Dorothy!

Hail Dorothy!

by | Jan 17, 2021 | Friends & Family

As a child growing up in the 1960’s, the airing of The Wizard of Oz was an annual event not to be missed. It was long before VCRs, DVDs, video stores and online streaming enabled you to watch this iconic film whenever you wanted to. If you weren’t in front of your...